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depart

[dih-pahrt] / dɪˈpɑrt /
VERB
leave, retreat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abandon blast off disappear escape evacuate exit go pull out quit remove retire vacate withdraw
STRONG
abdicate absent decamp desert emigrate migrate part perish scram secede split start tergiversate troop vanish
WEAK
beat it cut and run cut out get away git go away go forth hit the bricks hit the road hit the trail make a break march out move on move out sally forth say goodbye set forth shove off slip away start out take leave
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrive come in continue enter fill occupy persevere remain stay
STRONG
combine come join
WEAK
keep to linger wait
VERB
diverge from normal, expected
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abandon deviate stray veer
STRONG
cast desert differ digress disagree discard dissent forsake ramble reject repudiate swerve vary wander
WEAK
excurse turn aside
Antonyms
STRONGEST
go direct keep stay
STRONG
accept agree aid approve be direct concur consent harmonize help ratify sanction
WEAK
arrive come continue enter keep to linger wait

Example Sentences

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One traveler, Travis, had a flight scheduled to depart for Salt Lake City at 6:15 a.m.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

United Airlines Flight 2384, scheduled to depart at 9:15 p.m., circles the tarmac for over an hour, according to Flightradar24 data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

If he does depart, Tottenham will have to decide whether to appoint another interim head coach or a permanent candidate with seven games left.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Washington previously operated a major drone base in neighbouring Niger, which has since shuttered after the ruling junta ordered US forces to depart the country.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Then he bade them make a bed in the chamber and lay Faramir upon it and depart.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.